Konojedy – Cultural Monument, Forests and Nature Reserve

Konojedy combines an important cultural monument with extensive forests and protected nature. If you would like to combine historical discoveries and landscapes during your stay, you will find several distinct themes here: the Church of Saint Wenceslas, the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk, monuments in the village, and the nature around Voděradské bučiny.

Late Baroque Church and Historical Monuments

The Church of Saint Wenceslas is a late Baroque protected cultural monument in Konojedy. It was built from 1766 to 1777 and consecrated on January 10, 1778. It therefore offers a particularly concrete way to engage with the history of the village: the construction period, style and date of consecration can be clearly assigned when researching Konojedy’s cultural heritage.

Another historically significant monument is the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk, built in 1838. In addition, a memorial stone in Konojedy commemorates Prince Jan Lichtenstein. Those who do not want to seek out only individual sights during a trip, but also wish to compare the historical traces of a place, will find different forms of commemoration and sacred architecture here.

Forests, Water and Protected Nature

West of Konojedy, extensive mixed forests merge seamlessly into the protected Voděradské bučiny area. Voděradské bučiny is a national nature reserve; visitor movement there is restricted to marked paths. This requirement is important guidance for anyone wishing to explore the area and makes clear that experiencing nature and protecting the reserve go hand in hand.

The waterways also give the surroundings their own character. The Konojedský potok stream runs below Konojedy along the cadastral boundary through the Losi Valley to the Jevanský potok stream. The Zlodějka spring, considered a spring that never runs dry, is located in the Čtrnáctka forest. Together with the forests, this creates a nature-focused theme that is clearly distinct from the historical monuments in the village.

Routes and Orientation for Your Stay

The “Loreta Praha – Křemešník” pilgrimage cycling route runs through Konojedy via Cycle Route 1. For getting there, PID bus route 659 serves the “Konojedy”, “Konojedy,pila” and “Konojedy,Klíče” stops. If you choose your accommodation according to your preferred focus, you can therefore weigh up a stay centered on researching the village’s cultural heritage, observing nature, or combining your visit with a documented cycling route, without mixing up the different themes of the place.

Konojedy is therefore suitable as a destination for searching out historical details as well as for exploring forest and protected-area landscapes. When planning your trip, consider which of these aspects is most important to you: the late Baroque church and the monuments in the village, the marked paths in the national nature reserve, or the waterways and cycling route associated with Konojedy.

More Destinations for Your Research

For further travel planning, you can also compare Mukařov, Vyžlovka, Mnichovice U Říčan, Křenek, Kaliště, Kunice, Radonice and Žernovka.

For the higher-level travel overview: Okres Praha-Východ.